Flavor:Fantastic. They're sweet without being overly sweet, and they have awesome blueberry flavor. There's no weird "Gluten Free" flavor, in fact . . . they taste just like I remember their glutinous ones tasting. Ten out of ten stars for flavor!!

Texture:Quite fluffy. So many Gluten Free baked goods end up quite dense or dry. These muffins turned out light and airy with just the right amount of moisture. Ten out of ten stars for texture.

Quantity:Contrary to the pictures, the mix yields twelve muffins, which is nice. We had them for breakfast three times the week I made them, and they stayed tasty over that three day period. Ten out of ten stars for that!!

﻿﻿Today is Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras (Hence the picture below), the day before Ash Wednesday, and last but not least . . . Pancake Day!!

The reasoning behind Pancake Day is actually kind of cool:

Basically, this celebration's roots are in the pagan festivals of Slavics that intended to ward off the evil gods of cold and darkness. Pancakes, originating in the 15th century, symbolized the sun and feelings of warm weather, and they marked the impending beginning of spring. Different ingredients used in making the pancakes represented different values of the Christian faith:

eggs for creation

flour for a basis of a human's diet

salt for wholesomeness

milk for purity.

Pretty neat, huh?

So, in honor of Pancake Day, I made . . . Pancakes! Shocker, I know.

If you want to make the super simple pancakes I made . . .

Here's what you'll need:

1 1/4 Cups Krusteaz Gluten Free All Purpose Flour

1 Tablespoon of Sugar

3 1/2 teaspoons of Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 Tablespoons Melted Butter

1 Egg

1 1/2 Cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1/4 Tablespoon Cinnamon

1 cup of pureed banana

Here's what to do:

Preheat griddle to 350

Whisk together all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl

Add in all wet ingredients and whisk until smooth

Pour around a 1/4 of batter onto griddle per pancake and cook until both sides are golden brown.

One chilly February day in the hills of East Tennessee a girl decided to attempt making Gluten Free bread. Naturally she started it off by searching Pinterest for Easy Gluten Free Bread recipes, which resulted in finding a recipe for Gluten Free Flatbread from A Girl Defloured. She proceeded to make that recipe with Krusteaz Gluten Free All Purpose Flour. And the dough turned out exactly as it should. But, because she was out of parchment paper she used foil to line the stones on which she planned to bake the flatbread. She baked them, but the foil screwed with the flatbread texture. Which resulted in the backs of the flatbread having a shiny look to them. Hence . . . the UFO statement in the title of this post. ;)

Anyways, the flavor is alright. I wouldn't recommend eating them on their own, but with any kinds of topping/ filling . . . they're really quite tasty. I made Honey BBQ Chicken from Love, Pomegranate House, and used a flatbread sliced in half as a bun. See:

Y'all should try out this recipe. Just make sure to use a silpat or a piece of parchment paper instead of foil in order to not end up with UFO flatbreads.

Let me know if y'all have made anything Gluten Free that didn't turn out as expected in the comments below!

It's $12.04 for one package on Amazon. I paid like $3.99 for it at Walmart.

Just in case you were wondering about it, the packaging looks like this:

And here are the instructions:

Here's what my cornbread looked like once I cooked it:(Yes, it's in a cast iron skillet)

So, we'll go about this in the usual fashion here at Livie's Gone Gluten Free by discussing the product in categories and then ranking those categories with stars!

Texture:It's a touch on the crumbly side, which is really strange because it is moist. Yet it crumbles SUPER easily. (Just a hint though, this problem can be significantly decreased by a sizable dollop of butter). I'm giving the texture 3/5 stars.

Flavor:GREAT! I thought the flavor was fantastic. It has a far more authentic cornbread taste than other cornbread mixes I have purchased -- a pleasant surprise. I think it tastes delicious. I'm giving the flavor 5/5 stars.

Price:Not terrible. The price I paid at Walmart is pretty much on par with all the other Gluten Free Cornbread Mixes I can get locally. I'd give the price a solid 4/5 stars.

Overall:I think it's a great product, and I will most likely buy it again. It's got a great corny cornbread taste that is superior to others I've tried. My only issue is that it crumbles VERY easily. If it weren't for that, this product would get 5/5 stars. However, because of the crumbliness; it gets a 4/5.

Hope y'all found this review helpful!! As usual, ALL opinions in this post are mine and mine alone. Krusteaz has NO IDEA who I am.

If you've tried this product, please let me know what you thought of it in the comments below!!

Earlier this month we talked about the Modern Oats giveaway I won on the I'm a Celiac blog! (Find that post here) But, today we'll be talking about one of the other things you can do with your cup of Modern Oats! Make Cookies!!

Alrighty y'all, I went to Sam's Club today and found a new Gluten Free Product from Krusteaz(which I searched for and couldn't find on their website), and I thought I'd share it with y'all!! It's Krusteaz Gluten Free All Purpose Flour!!

We paid $9.98 for five pounds of it at Sam's today, and I'm SUPER excited to try it out!!

Here are a couple of cool factoids about it:

It's Certified Gluten Free.

It is a blend of several flours I am already familiar with and have used in the past.

AND, my personal favorite . . .

It is a "cup for cup" baking mix . . . which means, just in case you didn't know . . . you can use it in ANY recipe that's not Gluten Free to substitute for regular flour without creating Gluten Free flour blends or any craziness like that. :D

I'm SO excited to try this over the next few days and will DEFINITELY be letting y'all know EXACTLY what I think of it!

Olivia Grace﻿

I'm a sinner saved by grace, a lover of color, a sweet tea drinker, an animal lover, a crafter, a traveler, a Maltipoo owner, an advocate of orphan care, a yoga lover, and that white girl in the back of a Zumba class with no rhythm. Haha. Oh, and my body hates gluten.